Keith Woodford explains why MPI’s spring focus on bulk-milk testing of healthy cows for Mycoplasma bovis is a hit and miss affair
Bulk-milk testing of all New Zealand milk is about to begin, with three tests of every herd. However, this will only be from cows that are healthy, unless a farmer has failed to identify a sick cow. This is because sick cows are given antibiotics and their milk does not go into the vat.
Is 'milk' that doesn't come from a cow really milk?
Dairy farmers say no and are taking their case to the feds.
Dairy cows on the rise
DAIRY cattle numbers in Scotland are on the rise with a notable increase of over a thousand in the first six months of 2018, with the total now sitting at 179,931.
'Shocking' find of hundreds of dead cows and calves in offal pit on Northland farm
Animal rights group Farmwatch says it has discovered an open offal pit on a Northland farm full of hundreds of cows and calves. Some have had their throats slit.
India is embracing the internet of cows to help its dairy farmers
A software tool developed by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)is helping balance the diets of 2.4 million heads of Indian cattle, leading to increased milk output and reduced methane emissions, an international livestock conference heard.
MacManus: A cow-whispering fitbit
Newsroom’s Technology columnist Richard MacManus dives into New Zealand’s thriving agri-tech sector to find a cow-whispering fitbit backed by Rocketlab’s Peter Beck, Peter Thiel and Stephen Tindall.
Dairy farmer sees 54 cows die overnight
A dairy farmer has told of the “worst night of his career” after more than 50 dairy cows died in a suspected water contamination case.
Milk, cow peaks ‘not yet seen’
We have not reached peak milk in New Zealand, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
Radioactivity is still tainting cow's milk 100 miles from Chernobyl, more than 30 years after the nuclear disaster
Milk in parts of Ukraine has radioactivity up to five times over its official safe limit
Scientists sampled cows’ milk from private farms and homes in the Rivne region
The study was carried out at Exeter University and the Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology
Dairy farmers forced to sell cows after losing big business
Over a year, with extra dividends paid here and there, Watson said his dairy makes about $1 million from Dean Foods.